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Double tragedy for Lord Alan Sugar when he reveals that his sister Shirley, 88, died of Covid just two weeks after her brother Derek also passed away from coronavirus.
- Lord Sugar has now lost two of his three brothers to coronavirus in recent weeks
- He said Shirley, 88, had been ‘sick for a while, but I think Covid got her in the end’
- It comes two weeks after the Apprentice star’s brother Derek died on December 15.
- Lord Sugar said the coronavirus complicated Derek’s underlying health problems
Lord Alan Sugar’s sister died after contracting Covid-19 just two weeks after her brother also died from the virus, he revealed today.
The 73-year-old host of The Apprentice said his sister Shirley, 88, had been ‘sick for a while, but I think Covid got her in the end.’
It comes two weeks after his brother Derek died on December 15 after the coronavirus complicated his underlying health problems. He also has a second sister, Daphne.
Lord Sugar, pictured with his wife Ann Simons, has now lost two brothers to coronavirus
Lord Sugar tweeted an old photo of Shirley in the early hours of this morning, saying: ‘My older sister, Shirley, passed away today at the age of 88.
“She had been sick for a while, but I think Covid eventually got her to join our brother Derek who passed away two weeks ago.”
Two weeks ago Lord Sugar said of Derek: ‘Today I lost my long-suffering brother Derek, another Covid victim that added to his underlying health problems.
“ He was a passionate Spurs fan for a long time. I never forget my sister-in-law joking with me, thanking me for buying her the club.
Lord Sugar said 88-year-old Shirley had been ‘sick for a while, but I think Covid got her in the end’
“A sad day for all of us in the family,” said Lord Sugar, who was president of the Spurs. He also posted a photo of Derek on Instagram, writing: ‘RIP bro’.
In September, Lord Sugar criticized the Government’s reaction to Covid-19 “unfairly” and praised Foreign Minister Rishi Sunak’s response.
“But I do think they need to demand that people go back to the offices and support the City, support the economy,” he said at the time.
“The city is suffering because there are no workers there, so until they really push for more people there, it will continue to feel like a ghost town.”
Lord Sugar’s brother Derek also died of Covid-19, revealed star Apprentice on December 15.
Lord Sugar is 12 years younger than his younger older brother, the children of low-income working-class Jews who grew up on council property.
In his biography, he wrote: “I never experienced any feelings of closeness and affection from my parents.”
He also said that he barely remembers his brothers and sisters living at home. Lord Sugar was president and co-owner of Tottenham Hotspur FC from 1991 to 2001.
The businessman came under fire in June when he suggested that Britain’s first Covid lockdown should be alleviated because no one he knew had died from the virus, after spending six months at his vacation home in Florida.
The trainee star revealed the death of his brother Derek in a tweet two weeks ago.
He said at the time, “I think Prime Minister Johnson sadly had a problem and I think he’s being a little too cautious if you ask me, just a little.”
Earlier this month, it was stated that he wants to move filming of The Apprentice to Australia in 2021, as ‘life there has almost returned to normal’ amid the pandemic.
The business mogul is currently in the country while filming the Australian version of the show, and is believed to have been impressed with the situation there.
It comes after this year’s season of the British version of the show was canceled due to difficulties in securing social distancing and the challenges of filming abroad.
